Creating and Using Movies



Essential Question: How can video be used to communicate?
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Sign-In, Connectivity, Warm-up

Elephant's Dream

Sir Ken Robinson Point-of-View





Why Media Literacy is Important http://www.medialit.org/why-media-literacy-important


Download Windows MovieMaker http://www.soft82.com/download/Windows/Windows_Movie_Maker
Download Mac OS iMovie HD 6.0.3 http://www.apple.com/support/downloads/imoviehd603.html



Examples

Skowhegan http://www.msad54.org/sams/projects/community/


Raw Content

Photo Resources http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Photo+Resources
Clip Art Resources http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Clip+Art
Internet Archives http://www.archive.org/



Learning Sequence (Process)
  • Pre-Writing
  • Outline/Script Writing
  • The Pitch
  • Storyboarding
  • Roles & Responsibilities
  • Pre-Production
  • Shoot
  • Edit
  • Polish
  • Present to Audience



iMovie Editing

Open and Save
Basic Structure
Adding Graphics
Adding Text
Adding Transitions
Adding Visual Effects
Adding Sound Effects
Adding Narration
Adding Music http://www.freeplaymusic.com/


iMovie Resources on the Web iMovie 6 iMovie 9




Photo Booth http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Photo+Booth


Storyboarding
http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Storyboards


Grammar

Read Film Video at Edutopia http://www.edutopia.org/reading-film-story-movies-visual-literacy-video

The "Grammar" of Television and Film http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/short/gramtv.html
Video Shots Long Shot Medium Shot Close-up Extreme Close-up

http://www.atomiclearning.com/freeshots.shtml
Examples http://www.atomiclearning.com/freeexamples.shtml


Rules Rules of Thirds Room at the Top Lead Them On What's in the Background?

Text http://www.atomiclearning.com/freerules.shtml
Examples http://www.atomiclearning.com/freeexamples.shtml

Video Perspective/Point of View


Sound & Lighting

Video Sound http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Video+Sound

Video Lighting http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Lighting


Manuals

Video Storytelling Guide http://www.atomiclearning.com/storytellingindex.shtml
Videography for Educators http://edcommunity.apple.com/ali/story.php?itemID=365&version=4027&pageID=9890
Wikibook: Movie Making Manual http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Movie_Making_Manual


Download Tools

Keep Vid http://keepvid.com/program/
Firefox Download Helper Plugin https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/
PWN
KICK



Miscellaneous


Video Interviewing Resources http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Video+Interviewing
Oral History Resources http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Oral+History
Digital Storytelling Resources http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Digital+Storytelling
Maine Memory Network http://www.mainememory.net/
Windows on Maine http://windowsonmaine.library.umaine.edu/
Northeast Historic Film http://www.oldfilm.org/
Internet Archives Moving Images http://www.archive.org/details/movies
TED http://www.ted.com/
Maine Video to Download http://www.mainememory.net/bin/SwishSearch?Keywords=video&submit=SEARCH




Desktop Video Capture: Jing http://www.jingproject.com/

Animoto for Education http://education.animoto.com/


Live TV - UStream http://www.ustream.tv/ http://www.ustream.tv/channel/creating-and-using-movies

Video Rubrics http://learninginamerica.wikispaces.com/Video+Rubrics

Other Tools


Sharing SHOWTIME!

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Debrief and Looking Forward . . .